Question.
Give a test that can be used to differentiate between butter and cooking oil.
Give a test that can be used to differentiate between butter and cooking oil.
solution:
As cooking oil contains unsaturated hydrocarbons it will undergo addition reaction whereas butter contains saturated hydrocarbons so it will not give addition reaction (hydrogenation) thus hydrogenation reaction can be used.
As cooking oil contains unsaturated hydrocarbons it will undergo addition reaction whereas butter contains saturated hydrocarbons so it will not give addition reaction (hydrogenation) thus hydrogenation reaction can be used.